Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population was 4.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Colombia, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Colombia is 4.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Colombia peaked at 4.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2009.
Colombia ranks 45th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Colombia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.5% | — |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 42 Bahrain 5.8% compare
- 43 Brunei Darussalam 5.2% compare
- 44 Republic of Korea 5.1% compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 4.4% compare
- 47 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.3% compare
- 48 Panama 3.7% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Colombia?
- Educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Colombia was 4.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population?
- Colombia ranks 45th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.